![]() The license terms stipulate that these programs can be installed on personal computers (PC or Mac) for educational purposes only. It’s a logical move, and in a world where cloud services can provide additional revenue to shore up losses from boxed copy and license sales, one that should ultimately benefit Autodesk far more than any money it’s giving up in the short-term. Autodesk, makers of AutoCAD, Civil3D, Inventor, Fusion 360, 3ds Max, Revit, Maya, and more, makes these and dozens more software tools available to students and faculty members for personal use at no cost. ![]() The catch is that some cloud services and support require additional paid subscriptions, but that’s pretty much par for the course when it comes to enterprise software sales model these days.įree software for schools and students means that people will come out of those institutions with the skills needed to make use of your tools in enterprise settings, which in turn should help workplaces select your software for company-wide use. The move means that Autodesk software, including AutoCAD, Sketchbook, 3D Max, Maya and more, will be available to around 680 million students and teachers across 800,000 secondary and post-secondary schools, according to the company, without any paid license required. That’s in addition to the U.S., where it made its software free earlier this year as part of the ConnectED program created by President Barack Obama. Microsoft figured it out, and Autodesk is expanding the pool of people who get free access to include all students, teachers and schools at academic institutions around the world. We need to download the Duo Mobile app, scan the QR code, and enter the passcode or we can also follow the same. Did you know: Autodesk gives students, educators, and educational institutions free access to our design software, creativity tools, and learning resources. After the sign-up, the Autodesk will ask for a 6-digit passcode verification. ![]() For the student version, we have to sign-in and then select the student version option. The boxed copy sales model for professional software is dead, and increasingly companies are realizing that charging certain customers at all doesn’t make much sense. The AutoCAD student version is available free for up to 3 years.
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